Georg Lunge

Georg Lunge (15 September 1839 – 3 January 1923) was a German chemist born in Breslau. He studied at Heidelberg (under Robert Bunsen) and Breslau, graduating at the latter university in 1859, to work with Ferdinand Cohn. Turning his attention to technical chemistry, he became chemist at several works both in Germany and England, and in 1876 he was appointed professor of technical chemistry at ETH Zurich.[1]

Georg Lunge
Georg Lunge
Born(1839-09-15)15 September 1839
Breslau, Germany
Died3 January 1923(1923-01-03) (aged 83)
Zurich, Switzerland
NationalityGerman
Alma materUniversity of Heidelberg,
University of Breslau
Known forLunge reagent
Scientific career
Fieldsorganic chemistry
InstitutionsETH Zurich.
Doctoral advisorFerdinand Cohn

Lunge's original contributions cover a very wide field, dealing both with technical processes and analysis. In addition, he was a voluminous writer, enriching scientific literature with many standard works. His treatises Coal Tar and Ammonia, Destillation des Steinkohlentheers and Sulphuric Acid and Alkali, established his position as the highest authority on these subjects, while the Chemische-technische Untersuchungs-Methoden, to which he contributed, testified to his researches in technical analysis.[1]

His jubilee was celebrated in Zurich on 15 September 1909[1] and he died in Zurich on 3 January 1923.[2]

References
  1. Chisholm 1911.
  2. b., P. P. (17 February 1923). "obit. Georg Lunge". Nature. 111 (2781): 228. doi:10.1038/111228a0.
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